Blackpool Rocks!

Look at this picture - I’m such a tourist aren’t I? But I couldn’t resist the pose.

Greetings from Blackpool! Here I am with my new chum Bloomfield Bear, mascot to the esteemed Blackpool FC.

Old BB tells me this is a particularly fine time of year to be visiting the resort since the renowned illuminations are at their absolute peak. I’m so very looking forward to seeing them this evening!

I’ve arranged for a day of rest tomorrow so where better to spend it than here at the seaside? I intend to cram lots in over the next 24 hours … candyfloss, a stroll along the promenade, the piers, the Tower Ballroom and a trip on a tram (the one in the picture declined to stop).

But I have to say I’m most looking forward to a ride on the Big One. I’ve never been on a rollercoaster before but I have every confidence in my constitution. We penguins have strong stomachs, we have to in our line of work – have you seen what we eat?

After we took in the brisk sea air, BB and I headed back indoors to the Houndshill shopping centre where the NHS Blackpool’s Stop Smoking Service and the Smokefree team were on hand to point smokers towards a healthier future.

The team there tell me they received some really strong interest from people who smoke but feel they can give up with NHS help. They certainly can, and here’s the proof - last year 1,295 people became smoke-free with help from NHS Blackpool Stop Smoking Service.

If you want to quit smoking, but you couldn’t meet us in Blackpool today, call the Penguin Stop Smoking Hotline on 0800 032 7252.

Those of you who have been following this blog for any time, may be pleased to hear that dear old mummy and I are on terms again. To appease her, I’ve promised to take a stick of Blackpool rock back to Antarctica. I don’t approve though, it’s bad for her beak.

Toodleoo!